Man's art transformed chanted phrases (7)

I believe the answer is:

mantras

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'man's art transformed chanted phrases' is the definition.
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'man's art transformed' is the wordplay.
'transformed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'mans'+'art'='mansart'
'mansart' is an anagram of 'MANTRAS'.

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(Another definition for mantras that I've seen is " Aids to meditation".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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